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Proposed new Debian install script command line flag --force #69

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This command line option will cause the installer to

  • Delete the .node-red directory, thus removing any installed nodes and customisations, including settings.js.
  • Replace any customised systemd startup script with the current release version.
  • Force re-install of node-js using the current default version (--node24, --node26 etc will override this).
  • Always run node-red admin init (--no-init will override this).

Usage

bash <(curl -sL https://github.com/node-red/linux-installers/releases/latest/download/install-update-nodered-deb) --force
Do a clean installation using the latest node-red and default node.js version & systemd script.

bash <(curl -sL https://github.com/node-red/linux-installers/releases/latest/download/install-update-nodered-deb) --force --node24 --nodered-version=4.1.10
Install node.js 24, Node-red 4.1.10, removing any customisation in .node-red directory. Install default systemd script.

Code

This code has small modifications to deb/install-update-nodered 98c76a7 dated 11th July 2026.

Well of course the script has changed since then. I have deleted my code below.

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